Published on: November 26th, 2024

Hillsdale in D.C. Announces 2024-2025 James Madison Fellows

Fourteen young professionals meet once a month to discuss foreign policy, marriage and family, the rule of law, and more.

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Through Hillsdale in D.C.’s James Madison Fellowship, 14 young professionals working in and around the nation’s capital are thinking through important questions in modern politics while learning from primary documents, contemporary sources, and Hillsdale faculty and distinguished friends.

“This class represents some of the most promising young professionals in D.C.,” said Hillsdale’s Vice President for Washington Operations Matthew Spalding. “Their expertise in various fields has prepared them to think through the challenges facing our country, and this fellowship allows them to do so with their peers who also seek understanding and answers.”

The James Madison Fellows meet once a month to discuss issues such as identity politics, immigration, marriage and family, free speech, the rule of law, political economy, and the aims of American foreign policy.

The 2024-2025 fellows are:

• Gregory Chafuen, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom

• Daniel Cochrane, senior research associate at The Heritage Foundation

• Joseph Cutler, civil servant at the U.S. State Department

• Drew Holden, managing editor at American Compass

• Rachel Jankowski, assistant general counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives

• Alexander Lee, associate at Compass Legal Group

• Kenneth Lee, counsel to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas

• Samuel Mangold-Lenett, writer for the Tucker Carlson Network

• Matthew Mangiaracina, program director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution

• Erica Moshtahedian, vice president at 1972 Exchange

• Evan Myers, editorial manager at The Heritage Foundation

• Joeseph Proenza, political director for American Principles Project

• Jude Russo, managing editor of The American Conservative

• Charles Sedore, legislative assistant to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.

For bios of the fellows, click here. For more information about the James Madison Fellowship program, click here.

For bios of the fellows, click here. For more information about the James Madison Fellowship program, click here. For photos of Hillsdale in D.C., click here.

About Hillsdale in D.C.

Hillsdale in D.C. is an extension of the teaching mission of Hillsdale College to Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to teach the Constitution and the principles that give it meaning. Through the study of original source documents from American history—and of older books that formed the education of America’s founders—it seeks to inspire students, teachers, citizens, and policymakers to return the America’s principles to their central place in the political life of the nation.

About Hillsdale College

Hillsdale College is an independent liberal arts college located in southern Michigan. Founded in 1844, the College has built a national reputation through its classical liberal arts core curriculum and its principled refusal to accept federal or state taxpayer subsidies, even indirectly in the form of student grants or loans. It also conducts an outreach effort promoting civil and religious liberty, including a free monthly speech digest, Imprimis, with a circulation of more than 5.7 million. For more information, visit hillsdale.edu.